Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Jeff Merkley stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release: Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average." Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post: "Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not." Nathan Deal stated on June 13, 2012 in a blog post: The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action." George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.: Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' " Reince Priebus stated on June 5, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent." Robert Menendez stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money." Marsha Blackburn stated on June 7, 2012: Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax. John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." William O'Brien stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to The Telegraph: "The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted." Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention. Portland Public Schools stated on June 11, 2012 in a guest column: Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff. Tim Kaine stated on June 6, 2012 in a fundraising letter.: Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..." Stephen Simpson stated on June 6, 2012 in an article: U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has not authored any legislation that has been adopted by Congress. Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives." National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ " National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks." Chris Garrett and Bill Kennemer stated on June 13, 2012 in a commentary article.: Say "this biennium, liquor sales account for nearly $1 billion in the state budget." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. 60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law." Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all." Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman shares "radical, ideological views" toward women. Stop Gillnetting Now stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement: Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters." National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Rick Scott stated on May 8, 2012 in comments to the press: Citizens Property Insurance has "over $500 billion worth of risk, with less than $10 billion worth of surplus." John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
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Jeff Merkley stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release: Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average." Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post: "Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not." Nathan Deal stated on June 13, 2012 in a blog post: The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action." George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.: Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' " Reince Priebus stated on June 5, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent." Robert Menendez stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money." Marsha Blackburn stated on June 7, 2012: Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax. John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." William O'Brien stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to The Telegraph: "The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted." Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention. Portland Public Schools stated on June 11, 2012 in a guest column: Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff. Tim Kaine stated on June 6, 2012 in a fundraising letter.: Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..." Stephen Simpson stated on June 6, 2012 in an article: U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has not authored any legislation that has been adopted by Congress. Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives." National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ " National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks." Chris Garrett and Bill Kennemer stated on June 13, 2012 in a commentary article.: Say "this biennium, liquor sales account for nearly $1 billion in the state budget." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. 60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law." Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all." Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman shares "radical, ideological views" toward women. Stop Gillnetting Now stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement: Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters." National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Rick Scott stated on May 8, 2012 in comments to the press: Citizens Property Insurance has "over $500 billion worth of risk, with less than $10 billion worth of surplus." John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
Jeff Merkley stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release: Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average."
Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."
Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2012 in a Facebook post: "Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Nathan Deal stated on June 13, 2012 in a blog post: The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."
George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.: Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
Reince Priebus stated on June 5, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent."
Robert Menendez stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."
Marsha Blackburn stated on June 7, 2012: Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
William O'Brien stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to The Telegraph: "The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted."
Ron Paul stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.: Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Portland Public Schools stated on June 11, 2012 in a guest column: Say Portland Public Schools' central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff.
Tim Kaine stated on June 6, 2012 in a fundraising letter.: Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..."
Stephen Simpson stated on June 6, 2012 in an article: U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has not authored any legislation that has been adopted by Congress.
Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Sherrod Brown "gave huge bonuses to executives."
National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’ "
National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."
Chris Garrett and Bill Kennemer stated on June 13, 2012 in a commentary article.: Say "this biennium, liquor sales account for nearly $1 billion in the state budget."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.
60 Plus Association stated on June 6, 2012 in a television ad: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all."
Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman shares "radical, ideological views" toward women.
Stop Gillnetting Now stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement: Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."
National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Rick Scott stated on May 8, 2012 in comments to the press: Citizens Property Insurance has "over $500 billion worth of risk, with less than $10 billion worth of surplus."
John Cornyn stated on June 12, 2012 in a commentary posted on the Fox News website.: Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obama's campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
